Rotary plunge-bath.



V, V. MESSER; ROTARY PLUNGE'BATH.

APPLICATION FILED .TUNE6,1910.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

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VLADIMIR V. MESSER, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. i

ROTARY PLUNGE-BATH.

Specication of Letters Patent.-

lateiited Feb, 21, 1911.

Appiication fixed June e, 1910. serial N'o. 565,356.

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This invention relates to the style ot';

Iplunge baths in which the water is brought into state ot' rotation withtbeobject ot" having a rapidl),y moving body of water for bathers.producing an impression of bathl ing in a stream of water. I attain thisob- )ect by the niechanisni illustrated in the aceonipanyii'ig drawing,in which- Figure 41 is a plan view of the bath with a a extends overtheentire surface of the tank. A

part ot' the safety basket removed to show the pressure pipes usedtorotate the Water: Fig. 2, a cross section ot the bath on the linepassing through the center line of the tank.

The reservoir for therotary bath ot' my invention is inade in the torniof a circular tank 1. The inside surface ot the reservoirl is inadesniootli to reduce the friction or" the iowing water against the surtaeeand thus I to minimize the aniouut ot power required to s operate thebath,

On thebotton'i ot the reservoir there are two channels 2 crossing eachotherat the center of the bath. The channels receiye the pipes 3. whichare screwed into crof, fitting 4. by means ot' which all four pipes areinterconnected. T lie cross l serves also to provide a bearing tosupport the central part ot' Shoulder (5 of' the cross 4 prorides thrustbearing supporting the center The outside ends ot' the revolving basket.5. of the pipes 3 are stopped with the caps 7 with the exception of onewhich connected with the pipe S leading to the :.lisciiarfrecnd of' apunip.

"The pipes 5' are iwr'tforat ed on the lii'ies .I I

with a row of sniall holes i0. The holes 'l0 fire axisor the pipes 3and'in tangential direc` i from the Winding stairway 18 and not, t0-'tion `with regard to the circular forni ot' the tank.

l into subnierged pipes 3"it will escape through j the holes 10 atcertain velocity commensurate to the pressure within the pipes 3. Thenionientuni of these issuing streams will be transmitted to the mainbody of Water either directly or indirectly through the bottom i of thebasket 5. i i

The suction end of the pump forcing the 1 water into pipes 3 isconnected with the centerl of the reservoir by means of the pipe 11.

l Thus the water in the tank is kept in con- E tinuous circulation.

l To preventthe bathers.- from being in- Jared by coiiiing incoi'itac'twith stationary y walls or bottom of the tank the basket 5 isIi niade of perforated material. The basket 5 The center of it issupported by the cross 4 f in the inanner explained above and the outlside riin is carried on the rollers 12 ruiming f on the circular rail.13 supported by the brackets 11. In the center of the basket there arecircular steps 15 arraiired concentrically with the basket. The uplrlanding olf the' steps projected above the surface of the water in thereservoir. i

The crosse-'receives the stationary column 1G supporting the bridge 17and the Winding stairway 18. The stairway 19 the bridge 17' 'andthestairway 18 are used for coinniunicating the basket stains 15 with thefloor around the rotar bath.v ,v

The bridge 17 is used to support the straps '20 hanging immediatelyabove the Water level. Y l The level of-the water' is kept at such lheight as to have the basket 5 submerged. I When the'batli is inoperation the basket 5 with the central steps 15 revolves with the lwater inthe tank and thebathers can either i suini or stand on thebottoni of the basket 5 or steps t5. The direction ot' rotation of thewater should be so arranged as to make the top landing of the steps '15move away ward it to prevent accidents.

A When water is. introduced. under pressure' Ig I 984,956

Strapg 20 are used for buthos to hold 1.1

xo reservoir rotatably mounted inside of the lo 0n to them and furrowthrough 'th movuxg f reservoir; a stair way in bhe center of @he basket-'t'ornu'ng an integral part thereof means Afor communicating chev saidStairway with 'the fiom' spa-ce around the resem'or. VLADIM'IR V.'MESSE/R.

body of water'.

Having thus described my in wnion what 5 I claim is:

In a plunge bath; :L satonmy reservoir i containing the liquifh .uezxnsfor roiutug Witnesses: the liquid about the axis of the reservoir; I

J'. D. THOMPSON, a basket extendlng over the lnsxde Smace of CARL H.PAFEm-xoCH.

